Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon before a list
Standard English Conventions practice question
The island has three ____ a farm, a chapel, and the lighthouse cottage.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. buildings:Correct
- B. buildings,
- C. buildings;
- D. buildings
Answer: A. buildings:
A complete clause introducing a list takes a colon.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. buildings,
- A comma can't introduce the list.
- C. buildings;
- A semicolon needs a clause after it.
- D. buildings
- Nothing marks the list.
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